Inauguration for us common folk

You have probably seen some inauguration pictures on the Internet, television, or in print. You've seen the masses of people from the viewpoint of a satellite, you've seen Beyonce raise her eyebrows to new heights while performing at the inauguration concert, and you have seen the somber expression of Obama as he accepted the hardiest job in America.

My blog will offer you a new view of the inauguration, the view from below.
And I must say, it was a great view.

Inauguration Concert at the Lincoln Memorial

This is the view of the mob walking towards the Lincoln Memorial to see Hollywood descend upon D.C. We actually made it closer than this and thankfully we got to the other side of the trees. The giant screens could be seen through the heads of the people in front of us, and with the use of my wonderful binoculars I could even see the performers.

A sight to see if you need to........

Here is a view any average Jane will never forget from the 2009 inauguration. 5,000 port-o-johns were provided by the inaugural committee. Some people attempted to climb on top of the portable potties to get a better view. Others like me tried to avoid walking to closely!

Rolling up in a Metro. Don't Hate.

We went to the SC inaugural state ball. We got a lot of strange looks on the metro, but we got there faster than those taking a limo. We also volunteered some of our time to work the event in order to get an invite, but at least we did it all looking as sharp as the VIPs.

I wonder if Obama even woke up as early as we did.

We went to bed at 2am and woke up at 4:30am. Then we stood in the freezing cold from 6am-1pm. BUT IT WAS WORTH IT.

No helicopter for the common folk. We did consider crowd surfing.